In Madagascar, communities and scientists are growing tens of thousands of baobab seedlings to restore the 1,000-year-old forests. Madagascar’s ancient baobab forests are being restored by ...

The world’s rarest baobab species is Adansonia perrieri, seen here growing in the Ankarana Special Reserve, a protected forest in northern Madagascar.Scientists estimate only around 200 trees ...

Baobab forests are threatened by slash-and-burn agriculture – 4,000 hectares of baobab forest in Madagascar are destroyed every year. June 14, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account.

You can find baobab trees all over the Great Red Island, but the specific destination that draws tourists from all over is the Allée des Baobabs, or Avenue of the Baobabs, in western Madagascar.

Baobabs are sometimes called the "tree of life" with their thick trunks, crown of branches and flowers that only open at twilight. But theories about their geographic origin was divided among ...

In Madagascar, the August-to-December bushfire season wreaks havoc on the southwest and west of the island. Dry Forest, a young Malagasy NGO, is attempting an extreme form of reforestation to save ...

In the tropical dry forests of Madagascar, the baobab tree plays a vital role. It’s especially important during times of drought, which all forest-dwellers have had to adapt to.

One of Madagascar’s most photographed tourist sites is the Avenue of the Baobabs near the city of Morondava, in the west of the island, where giant, stately baobabs line a dirt road. But the ...

Madagascar's renown biodiversity is on display in its extensive national park system, offering animal and plant life not seen anywhere else on earth. Sign in or Subscribe See Offers.

Analysis - Six of the world's eight baobab species are indigenous to Madagascar, where the distinctive trees with giant trunks have historically grown in huge forests. But these forests are ...

Six of the world's eight baobab species are indigenous to Madagascar, where the distinctive trees with giant trunks have historically grown in huge . Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.